Who formulated calculus?

lanfranco

Newton and Leibniz, probably independently, but they were standing on the shoulders of previous mathematicians: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus Jul 08 05, 10:05 AM

temarikid

John Newton Jul 09 05, 5:10 AM

BillyWhiz

I think you mean Isaac Newton. He once stuck a pin in his eye to see what would happen! Jul 09 05, 2:26 PM

MaggieG 5

And what did happen? Jul 09 05, 3:45 PM

BillyWhiz

He went blind for three days Jul 10 05, 1:15 AM

MaggieG 5

But just in the one eye presumably. He wouldn't have then attempted it with the other, would he? Jul 10 05, 2:21 AM

barker111

That must have been a tough three days. Jul 10 05, 4:35 AM

gmackematix

Actually, the three days recovery was for looking at the Sun and he was lucky to have got his sight back at all. http://www.laweekly.com/ink/printme.php?eid=64123 Jul 10 05, 5:39 AM

BillyWhiz

Actually, the three days after looking at the sun was another of his stupid stunts. He would often wake up in the morning and not know where he was. Jul 10 05, 8:37 AM